NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 600, 28 April 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[by electric telegraph —SPEClAL to standard.] BRITISH AND FOREIGN. The Grand Duke Nicholas is dead. Barnum’s estate has been sworn under a million sterling. The Australian cruiser Mildura has developed leaky valves. The greatest difficulty is experienced in providing cold storage for New Zealand frozen mutton, owing to the enormous stocks on hand. The Portuguese Government are sending large quantities of gunpowder to the authorities in Mashonaland. The Bulgarian Government has requested the Porte to recognise Prince Ferdinand, and is otherwise declaring her independence. The engines of the R.M.S. Arawa failed when the vessel was between Teneriffe and London. The apples in the cool chamber were damaged. Twelve thousand colliers at Pittsburg refused to go out on strike for eight hours a day, and their decision has dismayed those who are promoting a general strike tn May. Sir Wm. Whiteway, Premier of Newfoundland, was heard at the bar of the House of Lords in protest against passing of the Bill introduced by Lord Knutsford for enforcing the modus vivendi with France.

Half of the members who were returned to the Canadian Parliament at the recent general election are charged with obtaining their seats by means of corrupt practices. Mr John MacDonald, the Premier, and the Hon. C. H. Tupper, Minister of Fisheries, are among the number. There has been a large withdrawal of gold for Lisbon, and Russia is expected to take a million in May. Evidence adduced at the trial of Captain Verney, as to his identity with Mr Wilson, a banker, for whom the woman Roullier procured Miss Baskett, is overwhelming.

The election for the vacant seat of Whitehaven in the House of Commons resulted in a victory for Sir James Bain, who defeated Mr Gordon Still, a Home Rule nominee, by a majority of 230. In the case of a murder which has just taken place in New York the mutilations of the body are somewhat similar to those in the Whitechap murders attributed to Jack the Ripper, el Charles M. Norwood, of the firm of K. M. Norwood and Co., shipowners, and Chairman of the Docks Committee, is dead.

The sinking of the Chilian rebel warship Blanca Eucalda, off Antafogasta, has now been confirmed. The vessel sank shortly after being struck by a torpedo, and a large number of the crew lost their lives.

The Chilian insurgents are now besieging Valparaiso, and it is believed that if they succeed in capturing it, the rebellion will be brought to a close. A battle has taken place at Iquiqtte between Insurgents and the President’s troops, resulting in the defeat of the latter.

The Budget has been introduced in the House of Commons. It shows the expen. dititre for last year to have been 50,000, while the receipts are which gives a surplus of 7,1,879,000. The estimated revenue for the next year is and the expenditure The Canadian Governmentare licensing American fishermen to ply their trade off the coasts of Nova Scotia. Seventy schooners with bait ran the blockade at Newfoundland, and escaped to the Island of St. Pierre.

Westgarth’s monthly circular believes if an intimation is given that there would be no more borrowing by the Australian colonies for two years, it would cause a sharp rebound in half the colonial securities.

The Portuguese Government has ordered the removal of every obstacle interfering with free navigation of the Pungwe river aud the passage into the interior, but the demeanor of Portuguese officials in Mashonaland is so unsatisfactory that three British warships have been ordered to rendezvous off the mouth of the river to protect British interests. Count Von Moltke died suddenly on Fridav evening from syncope. The distinguished soldier had been present at the afternoon sitting of the Reichstag, but during the evening had taken ill, and passed quietly away. The Count was in his 91st year, the anniversary of his 90th birthday in October last having been celebrated with great rejoicing throughout Germany.

By the explosion of a gunpowder magazine on Thursday last St. Peter’s Church received considerable damage and is now closed. The Pope was celebrating mass at the time, and the concussion caused him to fall backward, receiving a severe shaking. The French Ambassador was injured by the falling glass. Many windows of priceless value in the Vatican and St. Peter’s Church were shattered to pieces. Finest quality New Zealand cheese is realising from 46s to 48s per cwt. Therq are many complaints made at the condition in which apples, blitter, and cheese arrived by the s.s. Arawa. The N.Z.L. and M.A. have received the following London market cablegram, dated 25th April Woo!. — Market slightly better ; there is good continental demand for lower and medium sorts. Fine mutton tallow is worth 27s fid per cwt.: good beef tallow is worth 26s per cwt. Frozen mutton—Market quiet ; price of mutton has declined j-Sth of a penny per lb since last report; price of lamb has declined Jljd per lb; price of beef is unchanged.